Who this affects
Content sits outside any landmark region, so users cannot jump between sections of the page.
How to fix it
Wrap content in <main>, <nav>, <header> and <footer> landmarks.
Effort Medium · ~1-2 h per template
Before and after
Fails
<body>
<div class="hero">…</div>
<div class="content">…</div>Passes
<body>
<header>…</header>
<main>…</main>
<footer>…</footer>How to check it by hand
Put the mouse down. Tab from the top of the page to the bottom. Every interactive element must be reachable, must show a visible focus indicator, and you must be able to tab back out of anything you tab into.
Automated testing settles roughly a third of the WCAG success criteria. This rule is one an automated tool detects reliably — but a clean automated result is not proof of conformance.
Reference
Deque's technical write-up for this rule: region
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